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Monday, September 30, 2013

Recently I watched Dexter’s final episode. It was a
series I was watching for eight seasons and I was anxious to know how the story
would end. Well, if you were a fan too, you’ll know that the ending was
disappointed. For most of us anyway.

That made me thinking about endings and my mind
flooded with all the endings that stuck in my head. Until I came up with a
conclusion. We pay more attention to endings than it should.

Friday, September 27, 2013

After I read the Uglies series by WesterfeldI was eager to read something else written by
him. Then a friend told me about this series where some people have an extra
hour every day and the world freezes around them giving it’s place to another
world with monsters and secrets ...

Well, I don’t need to say that I was hooked. Join me in
a spoiler free conversation about this book.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Recently I read On Writing: A memoir of the craft,
written by Stephen King. It was a book I wanted to read for some time and I
finally put my hands on it. And it was good.

The book is divided in two parts. In the first one we
read about King’s life since he wants to show us how a writer was formed.
During this part, I learned a lot about his life and I was surprised to learn
about his alcoholism and drug addiction. But King talked about everything and I
was able to understand him. I see now that it was necessary to read all these
stuff before I moved on the next part, where he talks about writing. Because
after that part I could judge better his likes and way on writing.

Friday, September 20, 2013

It's Friday and here is another Feature and Follow.You know how it works; AlisonCan Read and Parajunkee are the hosts and every week they have a new question for us to answer.It’s a way to meet new blogs and bloggers and socialize. :) In the links above you can learn how you can join too and everything there is to know. So, go grab the button and start meeting new people!!!

Friday, September 13, 2013

It's Friday and here is another Feature and Follow.You know how it works; AlisonCan Read and Parajunkee are the hosts and every week they have a new question for us to answer.It’s a way to meet new blogs and bloggers and socialize. :) In the links above you can learn how you can join too and everything there is to know. So, go grab the button and start meeting new people!!!

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Days of blood and starlight! Oh, how I love this
title. I was hooked even before I start reading it. It is so powerful that made
my mind go crazy. And I wasn’t wrong.

This is the second book in the Daughter of Smoke and
Bone series, and a very interesting read. Let’s talk about it. But before you
click the button take a look at the discussion on the first book, here, if you
haven’t read it yet.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Seriously, who doesn’t hate this word? Rules! It’s not
the word of course we hate –I hate, but the meaning. It is mostly because it
creates limits and traps me when all I want to do is spread my wings and fly.
But I know, there are limitations.

Hopefully not in everything. Imagination has
no limits and I’m free to create whatever I want. Well, but only if I obey the
rules. You see what is going on, right?
It’s an eternal loop and I’m spinning in the middle. But let’s take things from
the beginning. Beginning is a good place to start, I think.

About me

Hey, I'm Athina. I love to read and I have a special love for writing. I've written many short stories, two adventure-mystery novels (one in progress), two YA urban fantasy and I keep writing my way through life. I can't help it!
Besides reading and writing I love watching series, like The Walking Dead, Vampire diaries and Game of Thrones. I love long walks on the beach, swimming and hanging out with friends.
Well…that’s me and I believe we have a long way ahead of us.

Dark Places

I have meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it. It’s the Day blood. Something’s wrong with it.

How awesome are these opening lines? How can you not want to read this book and this story? When I started reading it, I thought: Okay, it can’t be better than Sharp Objects. Now, I can’t pick a favorite between the two books.

The book is written in multiple POV’s so we get a very good understanding about each character. We start with Libby and even from the start the pace is fast and right to the point. What I didn’t know but I was thrilled to find out, is that we see both future and past. Meaning that one chapter is about Libby in the present, and the next chapter is about her mom, or her brother back in 1985 a few days before the murders. It’s like this until the end. Present, Past, Present and it goes on.

Switching through time builds tension and as the developments unfold, I found myself looking forward for the next chapter, eager to know what happened in January or curious about Libby’s doings today.

Lies, false testimonies, crappy police work and complicated characters. Gillian Flynn ties them all together, leading you to a journey to Libby’s painful past and the ore painful present.

Dark Places is one of those books I wish I could forget, so I could read it all over again. Just to feel the same thrill and excitement of reading it for the first time.